Virtual Storytelling Series: Long Ago—Week #1: Somali Week featuring model and philanthropist Sabrina Dhowre Elba
Abla Elmi & Elmi House Productions present the Virtual Storytelling Series: Long Ago Week #1: Somali Week featuring model and philanthropist Sabrina Dhowre Elba Long Ago: An EHP x ESFL Virtual Storytime Series for Young and not-so-young People Program Info: Join Elmi House Productions and the East Side Freedom Library LIVE as we […]
Stories for (Little) People
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThis new program is geared toward young people of preschool and early elementary grades. Kate Derickson, assisted by Harry Potter and Orso the Library dog, will read books that feature all kinds of families and children and people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. Kate teaches in the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies […]
Zoom: Marx’s “Capital” Reading Group
For the June 6th meeting, we will cover chapter 25 through the end. To receive the link to the Zoom, please email [email protected]. This group is open to new participants at all times. Click "Going" and share on Facebook!
Book Geek Happy Hour(s)
Are you thirsting for some time to read and a chance to talk about what you're reading? East Side Freedom Library is holding its monthly Happy Hour via Zoom. Join us at 5:30pm to share what you are reading. Email us at [email protected] to RSVP and get the link to the Zoom conversation. Click "Going" and […]
Afro-Asian Enchantment
Join a conversation between Emma Sapong, an award-winning Liberian American journalist and writer, and Yuichiro Onishi. The Immigration History Research Center (IHRC) is collaborating with the East Side Freedom Library (ESFL). This conversation will be posted on ESFL’s Facebook page on June 9, 2020 at 7:00pm. It will be archived on the ESFL […]
Mindfulness Meditation: The Practice of Freedom (Workshop)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesMindfulness Meditation: The Practice of Freedom is an ongoing workshop series hosted by the East Side Freedom Library. Join us Fridays 9-10AM. The workshop will be led by Marc Anderson, a widely respected teacher of meditation. This gathering is open to everyone; no previous meditation experience is necessary. The sessions are drop in and offered on […]
Stories for (Little) People
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThis new program is geared toward young people of preschool and early elementary grades. Kate Derickson, assisted by Harry Potter and Orso the Library dog, will read books that feature all kinds of families and children and people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. Kate teaches in the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies […]
How Slavery Became America’s First Big Business
Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 6:30-8:00pm via Zoom Protests and activism have put a spotlight on racism in the United States. An historical perspective can help us understand how things got to be the way are, and it can help us inform our visions of social change.This month, join us in discussing this interview with historian Edward […]
Emancipated Minds Book Drive
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesDonations drive for our youth! Donations in the form of cash, books, toys, clothes, and other applicable necessities for youth ages 0-19 are welcome Cash donations can be sent to: Cash App: $atlese Venmo: atlese-robinson Please note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, please do not donate used clothes, toys, books, or other items Questions about physical […]
Stories for (Little) People
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThis new program is geared toward young people of preschool and early elementary grades. Kate Derickson, assisted by Harry Potter and Orso the Library dog, will read books that feature all kinds of families and children and people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. Kate teaches in the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies […]
Labor History Reading Group
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to the first meeting of our Labor History Reading Group: The Philadelphia Labor Movement & the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 Tuesday, June 23, 2020, 7pm At the suggestion of our Labor Advisory Committee, ESFL is introducing a monthly Labor History Reading Group. We will read articles which […]
“An Unprovoked, Aggressive and Most Savage War” The Seizure of Indigenous Lands
Maps are essential to how historical narratives are told. Traditional cartographic conventions either erase the territorial holdings of Indigenous nations or superimpose the boundaries of modern American states over the historical maps, making the presence of the United States seem like an inevitability. This series of eight anticolonial maps seeks to complicate discussion […]
Stories for (Little) People
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThis new program is geared toward young people of preschool and early elementary grades. Kate Derickson, assisted by Harry Potter and Orso the Library dog, will read books that feature all kinds of families and children and people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. Kate teaches in the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Geography […]
“Learning from the Past, Fighting for the Future” Tom O’Connell in Conversation with Ricardo Levins-Morales
How have crises created opportunities for progressive social change? What kinds of opportunities are being created by the crises we are experiencing now? What work is being done, on the ground, to develop transformative solutions to deep-seated economic, social, and political problems? Join Tom O’Connell, former Metro State University professor and KFAI radio talk-show host, […]
Mindful Self-Compassion (Workshop)
East Side Freedom Library invites you to explore workshops in “Mindful Self-Compassion” with Patricia Enstad. Eastsider Patricia Enstad, a licensed social worker and teacher, will provide a lively introduction to the practices of Mindful Self-Compassion. She writes: “As we consider the important tasks that lie ahead, we will need to support our action with compassion […]
The Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Movement: An Introduction
This event will premiere on ESFL's Facebook page and YouTube channel on July 1st, 2020 at 7pm Most Americans are unaware or uninformed about the persistent public dissent of Hong Kong protesters over the past year. Much is at stake, for the residents of Hong Kong, their neighbors in Taiwan and China, and, ultimately, for […]
Mindfulness Meditation: The Practice of Freedom (Workshop)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesMindfulness Meditation: The Practice of Freedom is an ongoing workshop series hosted by the East Side Freedom Library. Join us Fridays 9-10AM. The workshop will be led by Marc Anderson, a widely respected teacher of meditation. This gathering is open to everyone; no previous meditation experience is necessary. The sessions are drop in and offered on […]
Stories for (Little) People
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThis new program is geared toward young people of preschool and early elementary grades. Kate Derickson, assisted by Harry Potter and Orso the Library dog, will read books that feature all kinds of families and children and people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. Kate teaches in the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies […]
Book Geek Happy Hour(s)
Are you thirsting for some time to read and a chance to talk about what you're reading? East Side Freedom Library is holding its monthly Happy Hour via Zoom. Join us at 5:30pm to share what you are reading. Email us at [email protected] to RSVP and get the link to the Zoom conversation. Click "Going" and […]
Artist Talk Series Episode 2: In Conversation with Anita Chikkatur, Pao Houa Her and Saymoukda Vongsay
This feature focuses on Twin Cities Asian American artists + educators perspectives, identities, political labor, Anti-Blackness, Anti-Asianness and the ongoing Uprising in our communities. Learn and listen to the many ways in which these women of color carry their work into creative, personal and communal spaces. Join us for another 45 minute conversation […]